Obituaries

Joseph Leuwer
May 28, 2007
Joseph Leuwer, age 83, of Brainerd died Monday, May 28, 2007 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village. Memorial services will be Friday, June 1, at 11 am, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Friends may visit during the hour prior to services. Interment will be at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Camp Ripley, with military honors. Joseph is survived by...

Marie Ware
May 26, 2007
Services will be 11 AM on Thursday, May 31 at First Lutheran Church, Pine River, with Pastor Harvey Peterson officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Ridge Cemetery, Pine River. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5 to 7 PM at Kline Funeral Home, Pine River, and one hour prior to the service at the church. Marie is survived by her...

Victor Elstad
May 25, 2007
Victor Elstad, 89, of Breezy Point, died Friday, May 25, 2007 at St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral services will be Thursday, May 31, at 1 pm, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Pequot Lakes. Military Honors will be provided by the Pequot Lakes American Legion. Friends may visit at the church from 11-1. Services will be followed by cremation. Victor...

Donald Mcfarling
May 24, 2007
Services will be 11 AM on Wednesday, May 30 at Lakeside Baptist Church, Backus, with Pastor Jeff Broom officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Backus. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5 to 7 PM at Kline Funeral Home, Pine River, and one hour prior to the service at the church. Donald is survived by his wife, Janet; sons:...

Lois Larson
May 24, 2007
Services will be 2 PM on Sunday, May 27 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Backus, with Pastor Ronald Carnicom officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery, Hackensack. Visitation will be Saturday from 4 to 6 PM at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Backus, and one hour prior to the service on Sunday. Lois is survived by her husband, Harvey; sons: Kevin Larson...

Harry Parsons
May 24, 2007
Harry W. Parsons, age 87, of Crosslake, died Thursday, May 24, 2007 at Heritage House in Pequot Lakes. In accordance with Harrys wishes no services will be held. Harry is survived by his wife, Lillian, also a resident of Heritage House, and his son, Philip, of Milan, IL. His parents and a sister, Catherine, preceded him in death. Arrangements...

Kenneth Tisher
May 23, 2007
Services will be 1 PM on Tuesday, May 29 at First Lutheran Church, Pine River, with Pastor Glen Leaf officiating. Burial will be in the Ponto Lake Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Dale Tappe
May 19, 2007
Services will be 2 PM on Thursday, May 24 at Kline Funeral Home, Pine River, with Pastor Mark Erickson officiating. Burial will follow at Norwood Cemetery, rural Pine River. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Dale is survived by his wife of 55 years, Shirley; daughter, Bobbye Lynn Lemke (Kim) of Park Rapids; granddaugher, Lori Marczak...

Bernice Anderson
May 18, 2007
Bernice Lucille (Eichorst) Anderson was born to a farming family in Blooming Grove Township, Minnesota on March 27, 1920, the 3rd of 4 children of Anna Rose Rynda Eichorst and Benjamin August Eichorst; Marcella Remund and Lawrence Eichorst of Waseca and Eugene Eichorst of Spokane, WA, all deceased. She was a model of strength rising above the physical constrictions...

Galen Gustafson
May 16, 2007
Galen W. Gustafson, age 68, of St. Cloud, formerly of Staples, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, at the St. Cloud Veterans Hospital. A Memorial service is planned for Thursday, May 24 at 3:00 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples with Fr. Peter Kirchner officiating. There will be a visitation Wednesday evening from 4-6 at the funeral...

Criston Drake
May 15, 2007
Criston "Cris" Drake, 55, of Brainerd, died Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Funeral Services are scheduled for 11:00 AM, Monday, May 21 at Park United Methodist Church in Brainerd with Reverend Rory Swenson officiating. There will be a visitation Sunday afternoon from 3 until 6 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. There...

Lyle Wright
May 14, 2007
Services will be 11 AM on Monday, May 21 at Kline Funeral Home, Pine River, with Pastor Ron Farnum officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Lyle is survived by his son, Robert; sister, Verna Hostetler of St. Paul; one granddaughter, five great grandchildren; two nephews and five nieces.

Myrtle Schoeben
May 10, 2007
Services will be 11 AM on Saturday, May 19 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Backus, with Pastor Ronald Carnicom officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Carolyn Judd
May 8, 2007
Carolyn Irene(Anderson) Judd, age 92, of Staples, passed away on Tuesday, May 08, 2007. Irene was born on August 9, 1914 to Carl and Effie (North) Anderson in Bemidji, MN. At a young age her family moved to Clarissa where she graduated from the eighth grade. On November 16, 1935 she married Reuben Judd in Staples, MN. Irene was...

Agnes Trantina
May 5, 2007
Agnes M. Trantina, age 82, of Staples died Saturday, May 5, 2007 at the Staples Care Center. Memorial services will be Thursday, May 10, at 11 am, at St. Isidores Catholic Church in Clarissa. Interment will be at St. Isidores Cemetery. Agnes Marie Trantina was born March 16, 1925 in Fawn Lake Township, to Frank and Loretta (Smith) Trantina....

Arthur Stephan
May 5, 2007
Services will be 1 PM on Thursday, May 10 at Kline Funeral Home, Pine River. Burial will follow at Pine Ridge Cemetery, Pine River. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5 to 7 PM, and one hour prior to the service on Thursday. Arthur is survived by his children: Robert Stephan (Kathy) of Pequot Lakes, Linda Baseman (Grant) of Kailua...

Jack Norton
May 4, 2007
Jack Seymour Norton, 80, of Nisswa and Brainerd, died peacefully at his home Friday, May 4, 2007. Funeral Services for Jack will be 3 PM, Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with Elder Les Pagel officiating. Friends may call starting at 2 PM on Wednesday. Following the service there will be a lunch served....

Owen Mrozek
May 2, 2007
Owen Michael Mrozek, newborn son of Kristen Peterschik and Christopher Mrozek of Randall was born and died Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at Lakewood Health Systems Hospital in Staples. Funeral services will be Monday, May 7, at 4 pm, at Church of Christ in Staples, with Reverend Barry Klein officiating. Friends may visit at the church from 2-4 pm. Owen...

Barbara Rush
May 1, 2007
Barbara "Joan" Rush, 83, of Brainerd, died Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Funeral services will be Friday, May 4, at 1 pm, at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, with Reverend Bob Twiton officiating. Luncheon will follow in Brennys reception room. Friends may visit at the funeral chapel from 11 am to 1 pm. Services...

John Mohrlant
May 1, 2007
John Mr. Fix-ItMohrlant, 62, of Staples, died unexpectedly at home Tuesday, May 1, 2007. Funeral Services will be Saturday, May 5 at 1:00 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples. Friends may visit during the hour prior to services. Interment with military honors will be at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Camp Ripley at a later date. In...